On a question of A. Koldobsky (Q2517697)
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On a question of A. Koldobsky (English)
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8 January 2009
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The famous theorem of H. Brunn states that the section function \(A^{1/n-1}_{K,u}(t)\), with \(A_{K,u}(t):=\text{Vol}_{n-1}(K\cap (u^\perp+tu)\), \(u\in S^{n-1}\), \(K\subset\mathbb{R}^n\) a convex body and \(u:=\{x\in\mathbb{R}^n:\langle x,u\rangle =0\}\), is concave on its support. One consequence is that if \(K\) is origin symmetric, then \(A_{K,u}(t)\) is decreasing in \(t\geq 0\) for all \(u\in S^{n-1}\). A. Koldobsky asked the following: Let \(D\subset\mathbb{R}^n\) denote an origin symmetric star body and assume that \(A_{D,u}(t):=\text{Vol}_{n-1}(D\cap(u^\perp +tu))\) is decreasing in \(t\geq 0\) for all \(u\in S^{n-1}\). Is it true that \(D\) is convex? The authors give a negative answer by constructing a suitable non-convex star body of revolution.
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Brunn's theorem
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star body
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convex body
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body of revolution
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section function
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centrally symmetric body
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